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OSKALOOSA, Iowa — The marble-floored lobby of the Mahaska County Courthouse has long been the heart of local democracy — a place where candidates, neighbors, and families gather to experience elections together. For decades, it’s been home to one of Iowa’s most endearing civic relics: a 20-foot-long chalkboard once used to record vote totals by […]
Nov 5 2025 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska County voters sent a pretty simple message Tuesday night: calm things down, focus on kids, and keep people in office who actually do the work. The biggest shift came in the Oskaloosa Community School District, where voters chose three at-large board members and filled an open vacancy. The people who won […]
Mahaska County Voters Stick With Familiar Faces as Oskaloosa Chooses Stability Over Change OSKALOOSA — Mahaska County voters went to the polls Tuesday and, for the most part, decided to keep things steady. Longtime Oskaloosa Mayor David Krutzfeldt easily won another term running unopposed. Two new faces — Andy Holmberg and Javin Sword — were […]
Oskaloosa News Q&A: Transparency in Local Elections Ahead of the upcoming Oskaloosa School Board election, Oskaloosa News invited all candidates to participate in a written Q&A covering their backgrounds, priorities, and vision for the district. The questions were identical for every candidate and focused on issues central to local education—student achievement, fiscal responsibility, staff retention, […]
Share a little about your family and how long you lived in Oskaloosa. We live on a family farm and have been married for 27 years. My husband Bryan is a farmer, and I am a Senior Strategic Project Manager at Musco Lighting and currently serving as President of the Oskaloosa School Board. We have […]
Oct 29 2025 | Posted in
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Please share a little about your family and how long you have lived in the Oskaloosa community. I have been in the Oskaloosa Community all of my life. I have been married for 27 years and have 2 children; a 23-year-old and a 15-year-old. What is your educational background, and how has it prepared you […]
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Please share a little about your family and how long you have lived in the Oskaloosa community. I am married to my wife, Sandy, who is a high school math teacher. We have five children, four of whom graduated from Oskaloosa Schools. Three of our children are married, and we are blessed with two grandchildren […]
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Please share a little about your family and how long you have lived in the Oskaloosa community.
I’m James Feudner and my family has lived in Oskaloosa for about 9.5 years. I have been married to my wife Jenny for 27 years. We have 2 adult children that both graduated from the Oskaloosa High […]
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Please share a little about your family and how long you have lived in the Oskaloosa community.
My husband and I have lived in Oskaloosa for approximately eight years, but since my entire extended family lives here, I’ve always felt like I was raised in this community. Oskaloosa has truly always felt like home. […]
Oct 29 2025 | Posted in
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The Oskaloosa Indians closed their regular season Friday night with a 43–0 loss to Clear Creek-Amana, as the Clippers’ quick start and dominant ground game proved too much to overcome. Clear Creek-Amana opened with a 64-yard scoring drive capped by a short touchdown run from Ian Kelley, then added two more first-quarter scores on long […]
